Electric soldering-iron.



I w. RICE, JR. ELECTRIC SOLDERING IRON.

APPLICATION FILED 0017, 1909.

Patented May 10,1910.

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To all it'may concern: Be it knownthat I, Enwm' Rios, J r., a'citizen of the United States, residing at Schenectady, in the county ofjSchenectady,

. State of New York, have invented 'certanu new and useful Improvements in Electric Soldering-Irons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to electrically heated tools and has for its object the provision of a device of this character which is extremely simple in construction and which can be brought upi to a working temperature rapidly and e ciently.

My invention relates-more partieularl to such tools as-soldering irons and the ike,

in which atip 'or point ofmetal is brought up to a definite temperature.

One of the objects of in invention is to so construct the solderingrron that the tip ma be readily supported out of contact 'wit the table or bench upon which it is resting.

In carrying out my invention, I equip the soldering iron with a flexible handle made in the form of acoiled spring and enlarge thespring at a point near the tip, so as to form a support for the iron. I also secure a terminal supportin member at the opposite end of the spring andle, so as to facilitate the making of connections to the electric circuit.

' ing specification w my invention-embodled 1n concrete form for Other objects and purposes of my invention will appear in the course of the followin which I have shown purposes of illustration. Referri the drawings, Fi 1 i a view of my'complete soldering iron; Figs.

2 and 3 are views of the spring handle, and

'Fig. 4- represents a detail of the attaching member.

Referring to the drawings, 10 re resents a solderin tip made of any suita lematerial, as or instance, copper. This ti is pointed in the usual way and is heate by means of a heating unit 12. This heatin unit may be of the cartridge unit type, suchas is disclosed in the patent to Stevens, No.

803,7 95. Any desired form of heating unit may, however, be employed without depart mg from the spirit of my invention. The

terminals from this heating unit are brought out and secured to the terminal attachmx m berlB, consisting-of an insulating blocfi Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 7, 1909. -Seria11io'. 521,568.

inclosed in a metallic casing 15-. The handle for the soldering iron consists of agcoiled' Patented Ma 10, 1910.

l i, to which-the terminals are connected and spring 16 having one end wound upon the attaching member at 17, while'the opposite end is wound upon the tip 1Q.

In orderto sup ort the tip out of contact I with the table or nch upon which it rests and keep it from burning the same, I have formed a support for the end of the iron.

issuppo'rt consists of a coil 18 of'the spring 16, which is lar er in diameter than t e remainder of the andle. In forming this support, the wire is wound to form the handle proper, and the end which enga es the tip 12 is then wound back to form are large coil-18. The end of the wire is then sol ered to the enlarged .coil at19. Thismakes a very simple and rigid construction. By this means, in addition to the ventilated handle which is extremel rugged, a support is formed which will be practically out of thermal relation with the soldering tip themselves to those skilled in the art without de arting from the spirit of m invention, the scope of which is set fort in the annexed claims.

-What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. An electric soldering iron com rising an electrically heated soldering tip, a andle therefor having conducting terminals extendin therethrough, and an enlarged portion a jaoent the tip for supporting it above the restin surface.

2'. An e ectric soldering iron comprising r an electrically heated soldering tip, a andle. therefor composed of an elongated coiled sprin and an enlarged portion upon the ban e for supporting the tip above the resting surface. 7

1 An electric soldering iron comprising an electricall heated soldering ti and a. handletheretor composed of an e ongated coiled spring having one end wound upon the tip, and a supporting portion larger than said end portion.

4:. An electric soldering iron comprising an electrically heated soldering tip and a handle therefor composed of an elongated coiled spring having one end Wound upon the tip, and a supporting coil adjacent the tip larger than the remainder of the handle.

5. An electric soldering iron comprising an electrically heated soldering tip, a handle therefor composed of an elongated coiled 7 spring having one end Wound upon the tip,

and a terminal attaching member secured to the opposite end of the spring.

6. An electric soldering iron comprising an electrically heated soldering tip, a handle therefor composed of an elongated coiled spring having one end wound upon the ti and a terminal attaching member screwe into the opposite end of the spring.

7. An electric soldering iron, c01npr1sing an electrically heated soldering tip, a terminal attaching member and a handle composed of an elongated coiled spring having one end Wound upon the tip and the other upon the attaching member, said spring having an enlargement adjacent the tip for supporting the iron.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of October, 1909.

EDWIN RICE, JR.

Witnesses:

BENJAMIN B. HULL, HELEN Onrom). 

